1928-03-30 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LI AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928 NUMBER 26
YMCA OFFICERS
ARE NOMINATED
FOR NEXT YEAR
Senior Members of Cabinet
Make Nominations
V O T E AT CONVOCATION
Sellers and Stafford Are Ones
Nominated for President
The Senior members of the Y. M.
C. A. Cabinet have nominated the
V following candidates for next year's
offices:
President: Roy Sellers, George
Stafford.
Vice President: W. T. Edwards, R.
A. Sansing.
Recording Secretary: H. Cottier, T.
H. LeCroy.
Treasurer: T. R. Horne, J. W.
Stanton.
Roy Sellers is a Junior in Ag Ed
and hails from Fairfield, Ala. He is
chairman of the personal service com­mittee
and is our Senior representa­tive
to the Y State Student Council
for next year. He has been a Lieu­tenant
and Captain and has been
manager of the Rat Bible for two
years.
George Stafford is a Junior in
Elec. Eng., is from Birmingham, Ala.,
and has had the following Y posi­tions:
Lieut., Capt., Chairman of
Home Coming Alumi Tour committee,
Chairman Revival Ushers committee,
and chairman of All College Hike
' Eats committee.
W. T. Edwards is a Junior in Elec.
Eng. from Birmingham and has been
a Lieut., Capt., and Chairman of the
Y. Athletic Committee.
R. A. Sansing is.a Sophomore in
Elec. Eng. from Margaret, Ala. He
was Lieut, of the winning Discussion
Group the first semester and is our
newly elected representative to the
Y. State Student Council.
Harry Cottier is a Junior in Ag
Science. His home is in Auburn. He
has been a Captain and is the Chair­man
of the Y Poster committee.
T. H. LeCroy is a Junior in Ag Ed
from Maplesville, Ala. He has been
both a Lieut, and Captain also Y re-
• porter for this year. He has been
elected Editor of the 1928-29 Rat
Bible.
T. R. Horne is a Junior in Ag Ed
from Abbeville, Ala. He has been a
Lieut, and Capt. and is Chairman of
the Discusison Group Committee this
year. He was one of our delegates
to Blue Ridge last summer.
J. W. Stanton from Sylacauga,
Ala. is a Junior in Ag Ed. He has
- been a Lieut, and Capt. He was also
Chairman of the Arrangements Com­mittee
for the first semester banquet.
The Freshmen will vote on the
above mentioned nominees during
Dean Petrie's two History sections
while the upperclassmen will vote
during convocation hour on April
5th. Those who miss*the regular
elections may call,by the Y office
and vote.
LIBERTY ARTICLE
MENTIONS YOUNG
In looking'over the "assignment",
for the "nodding" class in their offi­cial
convocation text, Liberty, a very
interesting article, "By Their Accent
Ye Shall Know Them," was found in
which some comment was made upon
our Station WAPI and its announcer,
*«BiU" Young.
The most important paragraph per­taining
to Auburn, in this article was,
"Mr. W. A. Young, announcer for
WAPI at Auburn, Alabama observes
that the farmers are a critical radio
audience and, because of this, he very
carefully pitches his pronuciation to
a key struck in common usage."
It was further noted that no other
announcer made any comment upon
the audience form the rural districts.
Judging from the favorable comment
in letters received at the station the
"carefully pitched pronunciation"
seems to take well with others than
the rural audience.
DR. KNAPP SPEAKS
AT CONVOCATION
Give* View* on Auburn'*
Possibilities
Future
Spending his third day in Auburn
looking over the college plant and in­terviewing
various officials of the
college preparatory to taking over
its presidency on July 1st, Dr. Brad­ford
Knapp, Auburn's newly elected
President delivered a speech to the
students at Langdon hall, where he
outlined his educational philosophy
and his policies concerning Auburn
Dr. Knapp referred to Alabama as
being a keystone state which lies in
the center of industrial resources and
which is now at the beginning of a
great area of development with iron,
coal, timber, and fertile soil.
His first topic to the students was
that education was a great thing now
more than ever before long and that
it would not be very long before that
a man would have to have a college
education to get through the busi­ness
world. It is founded on three
ideals he continued, First it must
(Continued on Fags 6.)
AUBURN DEBATE
TEAMS TO MEET
FLA. U. AND MISS.
Debaters Leave Thursday, to
Debate Tonight
SAME QUERY IS DEBATED
Matthews, Walsh, Kestler, and
McMillan to Debate
Throws First Ball
MONTEVALLO
GLEE CLUB TO
GIVEO)NCERT
April 14th is Date of Girls'
Appearance on Campus
H A S PERFORMED H E RE
Concert Being Sponsored by
Auburn Glee Club
Another real treat! The Alabama
College Glee Club is to give a con­cert
in Langdon Hall on the night of
April 14. Can you picture an attrac­tion
more in order? Sheiks and
ladies' men in general are anxiously
awaiting this gala event—as well as
music lovers.
According to Ben Reeves, twenty-five
~iair maidens are to come here
representing the club. This was the
extent of the "info" Ben was able to
deliver. You will be given the' "low-down"
on these fc ir dames in next
week's issue.
The Montevallo Glee Club has per
formed here with distinction for the
past two years. One may clearly re­call
the splendid entertainment given
here by this organization last spring.
Indications point to an event even
more successful this season.
The coming of the Montevallo girls
is being anticipated with eagerness
among th& students here—especially
those of the masculine-gender. No
doubt this group will be royally re­ceived
here on April 14.
Two intercollegiate debating teams
left Auburn Thursday night, one
going to Gainesville, Florida and one
to Starksville, Mississippi, where they
will represent Auburn on the plat­form
tonight. Coke Matthews and
Eugene Walsh will meet Mississippi
A. & M., while M. S. Kestler and J.
B. McMillan will engage the Univer­sity
of Florida debaters.
The question for both debates is,
Resolved, that the United States
should cease to protect by armed
force, capital invested in foreign
lands, except after a formal declara­tion
of war. Auburn will uphold the,
affirmative side in both debates.
The same question was debated by
Auburn and Florida debaters on
March 15 in Auburn, the Florida
team winning by a margin of two
votes on an audience decision. The
Mississippi debate will be decided by
the conventional judge system, while
the Florida debate will probably be
a no-decision affair.
Intercollegiate debating at Auburn
is under the control of the Forensic
Council and Professor Kenneth
Daughrity, Faculty Chairman of de­bates.
Several other debates are on
the schedule this spring, dates of
which will be announced later.
MISS GOLDSTEIN
APPEARED HERE
Famous Home Economic* Speaker
Pleased With Auburn
Miss Harriet Goldstein, Associate
Professor of Fine and Applied Arts,
University of Minnesota, arrived at
Auburn, Sunday night on way to the
meeting of the Alabama Home Eco­nomics
Association at Birmingham
where she<wil speak on some phase of
art as applied to home decoration.
Miss Goldstein is a very charming
young woman who has traveled in the
Orient and on the continent of Eu­rope,
where she has gathered some
very beautiful examples of textiles
and objects of beauty. Many of these
were displayed in Smith Hall and en­joyed
by a large and enthusiastic
group of people who attended Miss
Goldstein's lecture on Monday night:
Miss Goldstein's visit was sponsor­ed
by the Auburn branch of the
American Association of University
Women. The President, Mrs. Toomer,
entertained at a regular old fashioned
Southern breakfast for Miss Gold­stein
on Monday morning. At noon
the members of the Branch and their
friends gave a luncheon for Miss
Goldstein; and in the evening, Miss
Louise Glanton and her class .in table
service gave an informal supper in
honor of Miss Goldstein. The guests
included Mrs. Dowell, Mrs. Ross, and
-the members of the A. A. U. W.
After the lecture Miss Goldstein
left for Montevallo where she 'spoke
on Tuesday.
Metermen School .
Held At Auburn
Five bar School For
Success
Meters
The regular five day school for me­termen
was conducted here March
26-30 by the department of electrical
enginering, it was announced Satur­day
by Prof. A. St. C. Dunstan, head
of the department. The purpose of
the. short course is to furnish expert
instruction for those who have to do
with various types of meters. The
.fact that all operating companies
and municipalitiets today regulate
their service charged through meters,
a demand for highly proficient know­ledge
of meters is imperative.
This course is one of the many
short courses offered during the year
at Auburn which provide important
and up-to-date instruction in various
types of commercial activity.
Instruction was given by the elec­trical
engineering staff of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute assist­ed
by a number of meter experts
from operating and manufacturing
companies: The personnel for in-srtuction
follows: A. St. Clair Dun­stan,
head professor of electrical en­gineering;
S. A. Fletcher, superinten­dent
of service, Alabama Power Com­pany;
C. R. Hixon, Professor of me­chanical
engineering; H. W. King,
meter engineer, Sangama Electric
Company; G. W. Thaxton, Westing-house
Electric and Manfacturing
Company and others. •
The subjects covered by the in­struction
included fundamental prin­ciples
of single phase and polyphase
alternating current circuit; the prin-ciplest
upon which meters operate;
mechanical and electrical details of
meters and their functions; the in­stallation
of meters in connection
with potential and current trans­formers;
demand meters; and con­sideration
of problems suggested by
metermen.
Instruction was given by lec­tures,
problems, demonstrations, and
laboratory work. Every effort being
made to give each man the maxi­mum
possible instruction in install­ing,
repairing, adjusting, and test­ing
meters under the guidance of ex­perts.
The laboratory work was
varied somewhat to suit the desires
of the individual but genrally con­sisted
in taking apart and assembly
of meters, the use of rotating stand­ards,
adjusting, locating and correct­ing
faults in defective meters.
Above is Dr. Knapp, throwing
first ball in the Auburn-Mont­gomery
Lion* game. After much
posing before the camera, Dr.
Knapp threw the ball which
opened the Auburn campus base­ball
schedule. The game wa*
played lait Monday, A Day in'
Auburn.
VAUDEVILLE TO
BE PRESENTED
BY KAPPA DELTA
Out-of-town Talent Will be
Used in Production
PREPARATIONS COMPLETE
WH1 Decide Best Chorus Girl
and Best. Lead
The latest ideas along musical and
terpsichorean lines have been com­bined
with sparkling comedy to make
the "Kappa Delta Vaudeville" the
oustanding attraction of the "year.'
Wit, personality, and unusual danc­ing
talent indicate a snappy enter­tainment
which should prove inter­esting,
to say the least. Out of town
performers will assist the local
choruses and players, among whom
being Misses Maxine Pepperman,
Jean Thomas, Eleanor Buckerlu and
Lillian Gist of Montgomery, and Mr.
E. S. Pruitt of Opelika.
Ail is in readiness for this unusual
new show which is being sponsored
by the girls of Kappa Delta Sorority.
Acts never before presnted in Auburn
are receiving the finishing touches,
and final preparations for staging are
being rushed through. From all ap­pearances
the performance promises
to be not only clever in plan,
also presented smoothly and attrac­tively.
An unusual feature of the program
is a contest in which the audience
will act as judges to determine the
best chorus girl and the best "lead."
The length of applause given each
performer as he or she is presented
at the end of the show will decide the
winners. Beautiful prizes for this
feature have been offered by Mr.
Land Lipscomb of the Tiger Drug
Store.
PRACTICE BEGUN
FOR HORSE SHOW
Much Interest i* Shown In Early
Workout*
Work on the annual R. O. T. C.
horse show, to be held the latter part
of April, began on Monday, March
12. Through the courtesy of Director
J. V. Brown and Coach Moulton the
show will be held at the same place
as last year, the north end of the
Varsity baseball field. The show this
year will be a development of excel­lent
material. Thirty-two entries have
already been made and others are
expected. A. number of loving cups
will be presented to the winners in
the various events. Roman riding
will be a special feature of the show,
jumping will be staged by Hi» classes.
According to Captain Anderson
and Lt. Townsley who are in charge
of the work, the entries are enthu­siastic
and are turning out for prac­tice
every day. Lt .Townsley is di­recting
the work of R. O. T. C. stu­dents.
TAU BETA PI HAS
ELECTION NEW
MEMBERS HERE
Nine Juniors Are Chosen by
Honorary Elec. Fraternity
H O N O R FOR ENGINEERS
Men Selected for Personality,
Leadership and Character
The Tau Beta Pi National Honor
Society for enginers recently elected
nine Juniors from four enginereing
courses. The purpose of Tau Beta
Pi is to mark in a fitting manner
those who have conferred honor upon
their Alma Mater by a high grade of
scholarship as undergraduates, or by
their attainments as alumni; and to
foster a spirit of liberal culture in
the Engineering Schols of America.
The men elected in this election were
chosen from the upper one-eighth of
their course.
The following Juniors were elect­ed:
Beard,-P. M., Grensboro, Ala.;
Bradley, C. D., Anniston, Ala.; De
Arman, C. R., Birmingham, Ala.;
i
Garrard W. M., Birmingham, Ala.;
Hallman, L. B., Dothan, Ala.; Smith,
C. E., Birmingham, Ala.; Smith, Lud-wig,
Birmingham, Ala.; Walters, C.
F., Tarrant, Ala. and Smith, W. P.
Tau Beta Pi is one of the highest
aspirations of a student in Engineer­ing.
Many of the students fail to
realize the value of student activities,
relying upOn grades alone to elect
them to the society. It is the purpose
of Tau Beta Pi to select men who
have - personality, leadership and
character, as well as scholarship. We
elect the men we think that will make
a success in the engineering field
when they leave college.
ENTRE MADAME IS
PRESENTED HERE
Montevallo Dramatic Club Make* Hit
With Boy*
butr-^The
Last Friday night, in Langdon Hall,
the Alabama Players from Mnnte-vallo
presented "Entre Madame," one
of the most charming productions
seen in Auburn in many years. The
auditorium was crowded far beyond
its capacity, many of the spectators
sitting in the aisles and scores more
standing in the rear. The audience
was certainly appreciative, though
the actions of many thoughtless stu­dents
hampered the performance con­siderably.
play, from beginning to end,
was given a polished performance, in
which the tempo was more carefully
adjusted than in most amateur pro­ductions.
Exceptionally capable act­ing
overcame the inadequacies of the
a
stage setting, and made the audience
feel that it was in a real theatre
rather than in Langdon Hall. One
might think that a cast entirely of
girls would weaken the play, but such
was not the cose. The actresses were
unusually well cast. Those playing
masculine parts showed great versa­tility
in'creating their roles, the
quality of their voices being most
praiseworthy.
The play was woven about the mar­tial
dificulties of an artist and one
of a practical trend. It showed clear­ly
the ideas and whims of one of ar­tistic
temperament, and that an ar­tist
will not be bound by the conven­tions
of modern society. This per­formance
answered the great ques­tion,
"Can the artistic and scientific
intermarry and be happy?"
' The leading lady, Madame Lisa
Delia Robbia, was'perfectly charac­terized
by Miss Ann Jones. Miss
Jones captured the hearts of the au­dience
from the start. She has a
good stage presence and a well modu­lated
voice. Miss Jones gave the
most finished performance of the
cost. Her personality dominated the
stage, and adequately realized the
character of the prima donna. \
Madame's husband, Gerald Fitz­gerald,
was impersonated by Miss
Margaret Reaves. Miss Reaves play­ed
this difficult part with the utmost
ease. Her masculine actions and well
(Continued on Pag* «.)
SOCIETY DEBATES
LIGHTS AG BOTTOM
The Websterians were given a treat
at the last meeting, when an im­promptu
debate was given. The sub­ject
was, Resolved: "There should be
more lights in Ag Bottom." It pro­vided
a few minutes of hilarious en­joyment.
The speakers were Taylor
and Rush, affirmative, and Tancredi
and Williams, negative.
Some ponits of the debate will bear
comment. We learned from the af­firmative
speakers that Ag Bottom is
beautiful; that its splendor should be
proudly displayed at night by better
lighting. Also, it seems that the
present darkness prevents co-eds from
entertaining their dates in this beau?
tif ul spot. The negative side pointed
out the romance of a moonlight night
among shadowy trees; the entrancing
atmosphere prevading the Bottom as
it is, without artificial light. Yes,
the negative side Was awarded the
decision.
DANCE CLOSES
CELEBRATION
OFADAYHERE
Very Large Crowd Attends
Successful Dance
MANY V I S I T O R S HERE
Collegians Furnished Music in
Usual Fine S t y le
The A Club dance given Monday
night, closed the A Day celebration
in Auburn. Starting at nine o'clock
and ending at twelve, kept everyone
in the best of spirits for three hours.
Not since Homecoming Day of last
year has there been so many pretty
girls, and such a large number of
boys.
Approximately 50 girls were at the
dance. Of this number, about 30
were out-of-town girls. The remain­der
were co-eds and town girls. The
girls were from Atlanta, Birmingham,
and Montgomery.
The A Club reported the sale of
200 tickets. This was all they had,
so many who came in late did not-have
to pay. The breaking was fast
and furious. Many girls getting a
good rush. The dance was unusually
•fry.
The Auburn Collegians, Max Jones'
boys, seemed not to have gotten over
the Glee Club trips yet. Jimmie
Cone was there with his baby bon-nett;
Joe Jones had his derby; and
John Brown wore his miners cap.
Abie Hardin led the shouting. At in­tervals,
Max Jones favored, the
dancers with solos on the trumpet,
Leven Foster taking the Base Sax.
Miss Dobbs seemed very much
pleased with the dance in general.
In her opinion, everything went off
nicely.
Alpha Lambda Tau
Holds Convention
Greek* Meet In Atlanta Biltmore
Hotel, April 5, 6, 7
The seventh annual convention of
the Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity
will be held on April 5, 6, and 7 in
the Atlanta Biltmore hotel, where
the grill room has ben reserved for
headquarters of the convention.
Fifty-one delegates and members of
the grand council will be in session
representing chapters at Oglethorpe
University, Auburn, Mercer, Louisi­ana
Polytechnic Institute, University
of North Carolina, North Carolina
State College, Presbyterian College
of South Carolina and Wofford Col­lege.
Of greatest importance to the con­vention
will be the matter of expan­sion
into northern states, since until
the present Alpha Lambda Tau has
been a southern fraternity, having
been founded as a local at Oglethorpe
university in 1916 and having become
identified as a national fraternity in
1920. _
The program will include, besides
business sessions, a formal dance in
the Biltmore on the evening of April
5 and a dinner-dance at the Biltmore
on the evening of April 7.
KNAPP PITCHES
FIRST BALL IN
OPENING GAME
Annual "A" Day Celebration
Opens Baseball Season
Monday, March 26
DR. KNAPP MEETS 'A' CLUB
D a n c e Concludes Program on
Monday Evening
With Dr. Bradford Knapp, Au­burn's
new president, in the box and
George Bohler, the new coach, wear­ing
the catchers mit the first official
base ball of the season was tossed
across the plate at Drake Field on "A
Day", March 26th.
Dr. Knapp's "Stuff" on that ball
or the information "secreted" by
Coach Bohler when he met the
mighty twirier about half way down
the alley to give him the signals and
information about the batter, must
have been just the thing that was
necessary for that little "Lion" could
not have reached the ball with a ten-foot
fence rail. If the rest of the
Auburn Twirlers can continue to
keep the "pill" out of reach of the
opposing batters as they no doubt will
the Southern Conference Pennant
should be ours again, this year.
To "Balk", as Dr. Knapp did at
the beginning of the game, before
throwing the first ball of the first
game of the season is perfectly legi­timate
when there is no one on base
or when posing for the photographer
and besides that was the only balk
or pretense at a movement by Dr.
Knapp while on the campus that did
not result in some definite action.
-The baseball game was the main
ftfeature of "A Day" which proved
very successful financially for the
Athletic Club. The program of the
day included a meeting of the A Club
at eleven o'clock with Dr. Knapp
being present at the meeting.
The dance Monday night was the
final number on the program of the
day and proved to be one of {he best
put on by the A Club this year.
Everyone present seemed to thor­oughly
enjoy the music and the
dancing. Had the weather been more-settled
so that a fair day could have
been predicted no doubt the attend­ance
at both the baseball game and
the dance would have ben much
greater than were present.
W. B. Bowling Leaves
Congress For Bench
Lee County i* Part of Hi* New
Judicial Circuit
Hon. W. B. Bowling, who resigned
his seat in Congress to become a cir­cuit
judge in Alabama by appoint­ment
of Governor Bibb Graves, made
an excellent record in Congress be­cause
of his ability, his energy, his
faithfulness, and his loyalty to his
constituents. - He was especially bene­ficial
to Auburn and to Auburn men.
Auburn men came to know him as
one on whom they could depend for
assistance and many of them called on
him. The Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
is indebted to him in many
ways.
Lee County is not a part of the
Fifth District of Alabama which he
represented in Congress but is in his
judicial district. Although Auburn
feels a distinct loss in his departure
from Congress he is not lost from
Alabama.
Extension Service
Employs L. H. Stinnett
Will Devote Tint* to Herd Improve,
ment in Alabama
Preparatory to further growth and
improvement of the dairy industry
in Alabama, L. H. Stinnett, who has
been engaged in register-of-merit
cow test work, has been employed by
the' Extension Service of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, and
the Bureau of Dairying, U. S. Depart­ment
of Agriculture, Washington, to
devote his entire time. to herd im­provement
work in Alabama. The
appointment is effective immediate­ly.
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Rosser Alston Editor-in-chief
H. C. Hopson Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
C. D. Greemtree, '28 .. TTlssociate Editor
J. B. McMillan, '29 Managing Editor
J. D. Neeley, '30 _ Ass't. Managing Editor
Ludwig A. Smith, '29 News Editor
J. W. Powers, '28 1— Proofreader
J. E. Taylor, '30 Proofreader
Max Kahn, '28 Sports Editor
Chas. Ingersoll, '29
Geo. Ashcraft, '29 .
Celeste Nesbitt, '28
J. W. Randle, '28 _
. Ass't. Sports Editor
Ass't. Sports Editor
1 Co-ed Editor
___ Exchange Editor
A. V. Blankenship, '30 Humor Editor
REPORTERS
J. W. Powers, '28; Catherine Hare, '28;
Harry Wise, '29; J. W. Mills, '30; H.
H. Milligan, '30; E. T. England, '30; Roy
N. Sellers, '31; Robert L. Hume, '31;
Thomas P. Brown, '31; R. O. Kimbro,
l8l; Clyde Seale, '31; Beb McConnell, '31;
White Matthews, '31; George Duncan,
'31; Richard A. Jones, '31; Jessie C.
Adams, '31; L. W. Strauss, '31; E. M.
Flynn, '31; W. D. Dryer, '31; J. D. Foy,
'31; John Lewis, '31.
BUSINESS STAFF
H. W. Glover, '29 Ass't. Bus. Mgr.
Geo. Williams, '28 Advertising Mgr.
Carlos Moon, '31 Ass't. Adv. Mgr.
Grady Moseley, '30 Ass't. Adv. Mgi.
John McClendon, '28 — Circulation Mgr.
A. C. Taylor, '30 _ Ass't. Circulation Mgr.
G. W. Smith, '30 _ Ass't. Circulation Mgr.
J. M. Johnson, '31 Circulation Dept.
M. Hawkins' '31 Circulation Dept.
W. H. Smith, '31 Circulation Dept.
J. L. Sellers, '31 Circulation Dept.
Geo. W. Postelle, '31 Circulation Dept.
The Republicans have evidently waited
too long to pour oil on the troubled waters.
College is like the Ideal Laundry. One
may put a great deal in but what comes
ou£ if too often unrecognizable.
Who would have thought that Auburn
would ever see the day when upperclass-men
would attend rat convocation?
The several members of the band proved
to be the main attraction of the "A" Day
celebration. They could actually be
heard above the roar of the Lions.
It is time we give some constructive
criticism instead - o f fluibbling over the
minutiae of college affairs and launch our­selves
wholly into the scheme for a better
institution.
The reception accorded Dr. Knapp upon
his first official visit to the village was
enough to make the heart of Prexy glad.
The day has come^when the man and the
time have come together in a most oppor­tune
manner. Those who have deep in­terests
in the progress and in the continua­tion
of the successful way in which the in­stitution
has measured up to the highest
and noblest expectations of the common­wealth
of Alabama and the South may be
assured that the man who, is to eventually
direct the destinies of Auburn is one
who in no mean way measures up to the
exacting demands of the responsible posi­tion
which he is to fill. Probably never
before in the history of any college in the
south has the opportunity presented itself
triumph and achievement. It is to be hoped
that the student body and alumni will lend
their time and energy to the work of the
new era which we are about to enter.
TEACHER TRAINING FUNDS
The recent concerted action by the Board
of Trustees in regard to the allotment of
funds by the State Board of Education
voiced the opinion of all persons interest­ed
in the welfare of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute. Legal action will be taken
against this misappropriation of funds
which tend to build up the University, of
Alabama at the expense of other state in­stitutions.
The triumvirate of Graves,
Tidwell, Denny and their tools are to hear
more from the matter in the near future.
This misappropriation of teachers train­ing
funds has caused the rupture of an old
wound that was all but healed. It has taken
time and effort to establish and maintain
the friendly relations between the two in­stitutions.
By unscrupulous and unfair
means responsible parties in the education­al
system and government of the state have
destroyed that spirit in one act which has
taken twenty years to establish. One does
not mourn the rupture in the friendly re­lations
between the two colleges so much as
the fact that the prominent figures in high­er
education and government in Alabama
have implicated themselves in a gross vio­lation
of the statutes and have further ham­pered
the growth of a state institution by
placing unreasonable restrictions on the
use of the alloted funds.
To the people of the state, who are fa­miliar
with the program of education as
laid down some time past, the recent teach­er
training allotment as it is today does"
not conform with the fundamentals as set
forth in the unified educational program.
The State Board of Education has the
power to apportion out the funds, which
in this case was divided in such a way
as to maliciously and materially hamper
the training being given at Auburn. The
question arises, however, whether the
State Board of Education has the power
to determine the service for which the
money shall be used. The State Council
of Education is a body which acts only in
an advisatory capacity. Should not this
body have some action in the matter?
The courses being given at Auburn for
the training of teachers equals that of any
other institution in the state. There are
just 'as large a number registerd in this
work at Auburn as at any other institution
in Alabama. Auburn graduates enter the
teaching field and now hold high positions
throughout the state. Why should there
be any partiality or intentional discourage­ment
of work that has been meritorious?
Why should Auburn be restricted in the
use of these funds when the state univer­sity
is to receive over three times the
amount with no restrictions of a binding
nature?
Such questions are of vital importance
to the future higher education in Ala­bama
and demand the careful consideration
of the people of this great commonwealth.
We earnestly trust that the corruption
which has marked the action of the State
Board of Education toward this matter
will soon be cleared and that the seat of
the trouble be removed from further igt
plications in the important affairs of our
educational system. <
LET US BE READY
The campus element at Auburn is one
that can be depended on. The intentions
and reactions here are direct—and of an
upward, advancing trend, to a remarkable
degree. Student opinion and action here
during the past year have borne the brunt
of stabbing criticism—accusations that
have been hastily formed and unthought-fully
delivered. But no one can advance
the sentiment that Auburn students are
not frank and straight-forward, with their
conviction of the institution's best interests
at heart. Heartfelt convictions and emo­tions
are the ones that emerge.
Auburn's new executive has just been
with us. He received greetings of wel­come
from the student body as cordial as is
posible for a group of students to bestow.
His appearance at the opening baseball
game on the campus was unusually at­tended
and supported by students. His
speech at convocation Tuesday was given
a wide ovation. In all his contacts with
students he was given a glad welcome and
a hearty supporting hand. This, as we
have already indicated, is a plain, sincere
confession of the attitude of Auburn stu­dents.
We glory in this frankness. '
Our new executive is being measured
critically by the students. Although his
personal attributes and finer whims are
not yet, commonly known on the campus,
he stands out as one commanding a policy
that will claim the respect and admiration
of the leading majority. Dr. Knapp has
already placed himself favorably in the
mind of the student body.
Of course the inevitable still exists—
there are those few strong dissenters who
are not wholly "in the saddle." And even
though this element serves in a degree to
carry the high still higher, it must be dealt
with sensibly. Those of good faith and a
forward spirit now have a splendid' chance
to exercise their influence.
There exists no doubt concerning the
fitness of Dr. Knapp for the position he is
to hold. He is unquestionably a man of
power and of influence. His Christian
staunch character, of sctund executive
ideals are sound and applicable. In fact,
he is all we might reasonably expect of
the man that is to be our leader.
But—though this man be next to perfect
in his endeavors here as president, he can­not
do all. The students still .serve as
strong and vital force here in this institu­tion.
Dr. Knapp himelf has said in our
hearing that an institution is a living unit
composed of individuals—these being stu­dents.
So long as the endeavors of the
student body are in accord with things
worth while, Auburn will prosper. And
just so will the baser movements, if in­dulged
in, as surely result in detriment.
The students have a misison in the order
of affairs here that cannot be supplied
from another source. It is" our, duty to
fight for Auburn, and aid in making this
institution what it can never be without
the loyal support of the student, body.
If one fool wears it, it's bad taste; if
enough fools wear it, it's style.
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
If the Kappa Delta Vaudeville is half
as hot as the rehersals it will be-one more
wow! Pee Wee Sawyer was passing by
Langdon Hall the other night and peeped
in, slammed the door and opened it again.
An hour later he was still there, but turn­ed
and left, slowly shaking his head, "Man
that's no place for me!"
* * * * *
A Freshman named Parker was telling
us a few days ago that he has a hard time
keeping up with his four girls. Two of
them are in Aubuin» und two of them are
out of town. The trouble seems to lie in
the fact that they want someone to buy
them candy and tell them they are good-looking,
and Parker naturally rebels. He
says that he can't consider marrying for
at least three years, but" wouldnt* mind
trying companionate marriage for awhile
so he could sport a new, wife down here
next year. Watch out, fellows. Several
years ago a girl was coming to her home
to give him a date, but she was married
on the way. Since then he has lost faith
in most women, but it seems as though
he is about to regain some of it at the
present time.
* * * * *
The well known editor of an as equally
well-known Alabama Newspaper spoke to
a convention of Jews a few days ago, tell­ing
them that America was the place for
them to work out their own salvation. It
wasn't necessary for him to say that, for
no one has anything now but the Jews.
* * * * *
G. O. P. means the Grand Oil Party.
* * * * *
The investigators, in the Teapot Dome
mystery attempted to call Al Smith be­fore
the committee to learn why he' had
MEDITATIONS
ON THIS AND THAT
'iBy fupiter f. Tluvius
It was during the sixth ining of the "A"
Day baseball game last Monday. Ellis was
at bat. It was a tense moment, the crowd
being momentarily silenced by an absorbed
interest in the game. Only the munching
of peanuts and a fainst smacking denoting
the use of Mr. Wrigley's product could be
heard. The Montgomery pitcher was
"winding-up," the players were silent.-Sud­denly
from the south bleachers came a
stentorian shout, "Stand up to him, Buck,
you're as good as he are." <
* * * * *
Dr. Knapp has made a good first-impres­sion
on the student body. Now if he will
plan his day's-work as president-so that
about seven hours out of eight can be spent
on Toomer's corner cracking jokes and
chewing "Spark Plug" with the boys, he
will receive the whole hearted support of
the students in anything that he wishes to
do, and will be entered on the rolls as the
Ideal President. Of course he will be ex­pected
to spend about an hour a day in his
office running the school and getting, more
sheckels with which to bring our plant up
to date.
* * * * *
One of the most widely discussed (and
cussed) books of 1927 was The Companion­ate
Marriage, by Ben B. Lindsay and
Wainwright Evans. Discussions of Judge
Lindsay's theory are providing a variation
from the conventional three topics discuss­ed
in "sessions." There are always two
factions, one condemning the Companion-ate
because they know nothing about it,
and one supporting it because they want
to appear modern. They usually are as-ignorant
of the subject as the first group.
A casual reading of the book would settle
most of the argument.
* * * * *
Judge Lindsay's book is not literature,
but it is an important sociological docu­ment.
Unfortunately, he cites many ex­treme
cases of disregard of custom and
convention in regard to marriage rela­tions
as a background for his Companion­ate.
This predjudices the ordinary unin-teligent
reader immediately. In bringing
to light many things which every Babbit
knows, but is unwilling to acknowledge
openly, he creates an unfavorable setting
for "his plans which he states in a page or
two.
' * * * * *
Companionate Marriage is a legal mar­riage,
with legalized birth control and di­vorce
by mutual consent for childless
couples, usually without alimony. He goes
to great length explaining that this is not
setting up anything new, but is making a
practice which is now available to the high­er
classes equally available to the lower
classes, who need it far more.
His strong points are dispensing with
bootleg birth control information and col­lusion
in divorce cases. The whole thing
is legalizing something which is now
practiced illegally. The book is of interest
to the young men' and women of today,
since the problem is one which will have
to be met sooner or later.
let Sinclair remain on the New York
Racing Commission, but Al told them
where they could get off. They haven't
any new issues so they bring up old issues
in order to fool the people and at the same
time be using up somebody's money. The
gentlemen certainly known where their
bread ticket is. Wonder if Al is trying
to save some of the people's money so he
can get a "boot" on them for the coming
political contest?
» * * * *
Jimmy . Walker kept Secretary Mellon
waiting a half hour several days ago. Bet
the price of aluminum dropped four points
from the pressure. Mr. Mellon is having a
hard time with Mr. Robinson of Arkansas
after his scalp and having Mayor Walker
late with his appointment, and the first
thing W6 hear we will be taking a little
rest so he can give things the- once over
from an outside point of view.
* * * * *
The Civil students under Captain Bow-ley
and Professor Hulse want to stage a
meet between the above named gentlemen
in order to determine which of the two
can grade papers the-faster.
* * * * *
An Artie explorer went to a hospital up
in New York City a few weeks ago to prove
that one could live on nothing but meat for
a good ling time. It's a darn good thing
that the students in Auburn have learned
to live on something else, for, if they
couldn't, they wouldn't be able to survive
a week. Bread, water, and 'zip' seems to
be the most common, although not the most
favored^, by any means, appite appeaser
in this neck of the woods.
* * * * *
From the monetary standpoint the show,
"Entre Madame," seemed to be a success
on account of the full house. Then, too,
someone remarked that it was a howling
success even before the show started; it
must have been, judging from the number
of hog calling contests that were staged.
* * * * *
Someone remarked a few days ago that
Auburn ranked high in everything but foot­ball
and women. And that before long we
would have a good football team, but that
the women, well, that's exceedingly doubt­ful.
What do you think about it?
* * * * *
The ravenous way in which the players
ate in the play the other night reminds us
of the square meals they don't serve at the
Zoo. Wonder if Madame's cook worked in
the kitchen -in Montevallo before taking
part in the play?
* * * * *
Poor elects! Hauser will soon have a
competitor. By the way, "Steinmetz" had
to forego a trip to Montgomery a few days
ago to see his girl on account of quizzes he
'had to make up. Wonder if she was ter­ribly
disappointed?
* * * * *
We maintain that the weather down here
has been as changeable as the mind of a
woman for the past few days, for it takes
time about for the rain to fall and the sun
Ho shine. The students will soon have to
set their watches by the showers, for it
won't be long until the college clock gets
its annual case of Spring fever.
* * * * *
The hair on the head of "several boys in
the dormitory is becoming grey. We
thought that the change of color was due
to excessive studying until we found out
that they had been playing solitaire.
* * * * *
We hear that Willis, a Junior civil, has
bared his heart to a co-ed who eats on his
table. It was to no avail, however, for he
sudefenly found that the best he could do
was to make, inarticulate sounds, for the
words lodged in his throat. We can't de­cide
whether to pity or reprimand him for
the step he has taken.
* * - * * *
In the Blue Ridge Mountains an old wo­man
,who has dodged society for several
decades because of a fear of measles, con­tracted
them and died at the age of ninety.
It's well that Auburn students don't abhor,
mumps so or we wouldn't have a college;
in fact, we would have an overloaded ceme­tery
if the psychological effect were to be
the same.
* * * * *
Wake Forest students have taken the
stump for Al Smith in their town. Before
long they will be accused of not being true
to their religion.
* * * * *
The violinist had a poodle for an ac­companist
in the play. He enriched the
music a great deal with his bark.
* * * * *
The show was menaced on account of the
lateness of the performers. Possibly some
of the players hadn't cooled off from a
very hot date. We didn't notice any muddy
shoes, but, then, at that time it hadn't
rained for several days. A Freshman sug­gested
that next time the alarm clock be
set an hour earlier so that the show could
get under way on time. We agree.
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
Women are not strong enough physically
to participate in athletics, according to the
chairman of the adivsers for women at the
University of Michigan.
Co-education is just being introduced in
the Chinese universities. Women students,
however, are not allowed to mix with their
brothers, but are allotted seats on the op­posite
side of the room, heavily chaperoned.
"Snap" courses are soon to be a'regular
Blind Tiger
Education helps those who haven't much
natural intelligence.
"Is she the leading lady?"
"Yeah, she's leading the orchestra by
about four measures."
"Bridget, do you know anything about
my wife's whereabouts?"
"Yes, sir, I put them in the wash."
I used to raise my hand in school
The teacher, she'd say "No";
But I used to fool the teacher, 'cause
I didn't have to go.
Prof.: "Give me a quotation from the
Bible."
Student: "Judas went out and hanged
himself."
Prof.: "And another one."
Stude: "Go thou and do likewise."
"Mary kiss me—"
"No dear, the spirit doesn't move me."
(One hour later): "John, the spirit
moves me."
"Then let the spirit kiss you."
When Sally's arms her dog imprison,
I surely wish my neck has his'n;
How quickly I would stop and turn
To get a pat from hands like her'n;
And when she kisses Towser's nose
Oh how I wish my snoot were those.
"Mother" cried little Jane as she rushed
into the farmhouse they were visiting,
"Johnny' wants the Listerine. He's just
caught the cutest little black and white,
animal and he thinks it has halitosis."
As the train rolled into the station one
of its passengers, an old Scotch woman,
hailed a young-fellow and asked, "Are you
a good little boy?"
"Yes'm."
"Then I guess I can trust you to take
this penny and buy me a bun; and rem­ember,
God see you."
^ a l f a n inch, half an inch, half an inch
shorter,
The skirts are the same for mother and
daughter,
When the wind blows each one of them
shows
Half an inch, half an inch more than she
oughter."
(With apologies to Tennyson)
part of the Columbia University curricu­lum,
according to Dean Herbert E.
Hawkes, who declares that there are many
students who gain more from just sitting
in on an interesting, but easy course, than
they_ would from intensive work in the
course.
College students in 408 colleges and uni­versities
who are working their way
through, earned $55,000,00 last year. Of
the entire enrollment in these institutions,
thirty-nine per cent are partially or wholly
self-supporting. One-'third of the students
in men's colleges and one-sixth of the stu­dents
in women's colleges are earning all
or part of their expenses.
Students at Mercer University have pass­ed
by all traditions dedicating their year
book to one of their undergraduates. Jos­eph
Farrar Smith, star athlete of the Uni­versity
has been honored in this way. The
undergraduate feeling for the fellow was
so strong that they believed this means a
fitting way of expressing their apprecia­tion.
Smith, although by no means'a scho­lar,
has had every chivalrous characteristic
linked to his name.
Asked if he thought college chapel exer­cises
should be compulsory, Dr. S. Parks
Cadman replied:
"They are no longer necessary in col­leges.
Many institutions still insist upon
students attending chapel, but a great
many have abolished the idea, and in a uni­versity
like Harvard it is indeed justifiable.
The mere fact, however, that there is no
required chapel attendance does not mean
that one must turn his back upon it. Presi­dent
Angell, of Yale, told me recently that
voluntary attendance proved more satis­factory
at Yale than the old system."
Blaming for his action a faculty mark­ing
system that gauges rate learning rather
than genuine intellectual ability, and Phi
Beta Kappa for lending its support to such
a measure by electing its members on a
basis of grades, Charles Allen Eastwood,
'28, refused election to the Dartmouth
chapter of the honorary scholastic frater­nity.
Dartmouth has been taken aback, be­cause
for years the senior classes have
without exception voted the Phi Beta
Kappa key a more desirable prize than the
"D" for participation in athletics. East­man
is an athlete, having played on the
soccer team for two years. He is a mem­ber
of a campus scholastic society of high
standing. But when the golden key was
tendered him, he turned it back.
There is nothing spectacular or sensa­tional
in Eastman's refusal, which probably
accounts for the absence of widespread
publicity such as followed a similar act at
the University of Kansas two years go.
Eastman, in a letter of explanation to "The
Dartmouth," suggested that -Phi Beta
Kappa is not keeping pace with changes
with-in the college. It continues, he said,
to lean heavily on grades based on quizzes
and examinations, measures which the
University itself is discouraging.
m BOOK REVIEW *
LAZARUS LAUGHED
By Eugene O'Neill
New York: Boni and Liveright
*
When one thinks of modern American
drama he thinks also or Eugene O'Neill as
being the dominant force among the
American dramatists. His advance in his
art has been followed by the theatre-public
more closely than" that of any other be­cause—
well, because he is Eugene O'Neill,
which means that each play represents an
advance in artistic achievement over'those
which preceded it. And when we hear of
a new play by him we feel that we have
heard of that which will stir us from our
customary manner of thinking and give
us something to mull over for some time to
come.
Lazarus Laughed is the story of Lazarus,
the brother of Mary and Martha, who was
raised from the dead. The Bible is curi­ously
silent concerning Lazarus after the
miracle, and it is the answers Lazarus
might have given us that furnish the theme
of Lazarus Laughed. While Lazarus lay
in the grave those four days, what did he
learn? What is beyond? What is the
place from which no one returns? Does it
really exist? Could he not give the proof
of one who knew and had seen? Lazarus,
questioned, makes two replies. One is in
the form of a question, "O Curious Greedy
Ones, is not one worl' in which you know
not how to live enough for you?" Then
a moment later to the crowd, "I heard the
heart of Jesus laughing in my heart;
"There is Eternal Life in No," it said, "and
there is the same Eternal Life in Yes!
Death is the fear between!" With that fear
removed, Lazarus becomes more youth­ful
throughout the play, and his followers
see visions and dream dreams. Their time
is spent in music, dancing, and laughter—
always there is the joyous laughter of those
whose fears have been taken from them.
The followers refuse to return to work and
to their families; there is time only for
the joy of laughter in the presence of
Lazarus. They e%en refuse bribes in their
ecstacy. The Nazarenes believe Lazarus
to have betrayed his Savior, and distrust
him. The Pharisees believe he is corrupt­ing
the youth of the country, and hate him.
But they are all powerless before the joy
in the tlaughter they hear.
Then, escroted by Caligula, heir to
Caesar, Lazarus is summoned to Rome by
youth. In Rome we have the secret of his
youth. In Rome we have the sharp contrast
between the joyless pleasure and sin of
the rulers and the joyous freedom of La­zarus,
the emperor debauched by his fears
while Lazarus becomes young with those
fears removed. And I suppose it is in­evitable
that a Caesar would not under­stand,
would cause him to be tortured and
killed, because a Caesar's whole power was
based on the fears of his people.
In Lazarus Laughed O'Neill again uses
masked characters. In the crowds are
represented the seven ages of man; and
each of the ages is represented by seven
types, the natures of the people who make
up the world. It is the inability of these
people to accept and to live life generous­ly
that cause their fear of death. Even
when they once learn that their fear is
groundless and prevents.happiness, they are
unable to continue in their happiness and
freedom without constant aid from their
teacher. The play closes on the prayer of
, Caligula for forgiveness after killing Laza­rus,
"Men forget."
THE PLAINSMAN Pat* 3
THINKING ABILITY ALL ONE
DERIVES FROM COLLEGE LIFE
"The best thing you can do after
finishing college is to forget the
rules and laws that you have learn­ed,
for they will not do you any good.
College can only teach you how to
think and this ability is the only thing
you can get from your college course.
. Your college course will not be a
handicap to you if too much reliance
is not placed in it."
This was the statement of Percival
Stern, president of the_ Interstate
Electric Company, New Orleans, who
spoke to Auburn students Thursday
in convocation and at various classes.
Mr. Stern also spoke before the Ro­tary
club at luncheon where he ad­dressed
his remarks to the problem of
distribution which he says is the
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business world.
Before an engineering class in
Ramsay Hall, Mr. Stern conducted
an .informal discussion in which he
allowed various students to ask ques­tions
regarding the development of
the many phases of electrical engi­neering.
9
Mr. Stern believes that in the near
future mechanical servants will be
invented that jmay be conducted by
wireless and directed from a distance
to carry on the various types of labor
in any household. While one is away
from home about his business or else­where,
Mr. Stern believes that it will
be possible to direct the movements of
the radio "iron hand" by means of an
apparatus that will probably not
weigh over two pounds. This, he be­lieves,
can be accomplished by means
of transmitting radio waves of var­ious
lengths that will produce the
necessary energy in. the mechanical
servant.
Already, says Mr. Stern, power
may be transmitted by radio, though
he does not believe a f uelless motor
is possible. The main dififculty now
in transmitting - energy by radio is
The First National Bank of Auburn
Advice and Accommodation
For Every College Man
Any Financial Assistance or Business Transaction *
C. Felton Little, '04, President
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Tiger Track Team
Returns from Texas
WithSeveralPoints
By George Ashcraft
Auburn's track team went down
into the land of cattle last week end
to participate in the Texas Relays
and the Rice Relays on Friday and
Saturday, and returned to the village
of the plains with one first place, a
second, a third, a fourth, and two
fifths. In view of the fact that only
three men, Snider, Beard, and Rob­inson,
undertook the journey, and also
the fact that they were competing
against some of the best athletes in
the country, their record is a thing
for every Auburn man to be proud of.
Texas Relays
The Texas Relays were held in
Austin on Friday. In this first meet
Capt. Snider won his heat in the 100
in 10 flat. He placed fifth in the
final, which was won by Bracey of
Rice Institute, J who equalled the
world's record of 9.5 seconds, which
is held by Charlie Paddock. Simpson
of Ohio was 2nd, Parks of Drake was
3rd, Grady of Kansas was 4th, and
Snider of Auburn was 5th.
Beard took a tumble in his special­ty,
the high hurdles, but he was 5th
in the broad jump, setting a new Au­burn
record of 22 feet 5 1-2 inches.
The former Auburn secord was 21
feet 9 inches, established by "Pea"
Green in 1926. Mclnenery of Kansas
was winner of this event with a jump
of 24 feet 6 7-8 inches, which mark
will most likely stand this year as
an Ail-American jump. Smith of
Texas was 2nd, Stevens of Texas
Christian College was 3rd, Anson of
Ohio State was 4th, and Beard of Au­burn
5th.
Robinson took second place in the
javelin throw with a hurl of 186 feet
10 1-2 inches setting a new Auburn
record. The former mark was held
by "Weemie" Baskin, who set a mark
of 172 feet 3 inches in 1927. Herman
of Southern Methodist University
won this event with a distance of 191
feet even. Smith of Texas was 3rd,
and Galloway of Texas 4th.
Rice Relays
Capt. Snider placed third in the
100-yard dash in the Rice Relays held
in Houston the day folowing the run-ing
of the Texas meet. First place
was captured by Bhacey of Rice in
the time of 9.8, setting a new meet
record. Parks of Drake was 2nd,
Snider of Auburn 3rd, and Adkinson
of Oklahoma University 4th.
In the broad jump Beard pulled up
one place above his record for the
previous day, getting 4th place
although he did not jump quite as
far. Mclnenery of Kansas was 1st
with a leap of 23 feet 6 3-4 inches.
Smith of Texas was 2nd, Anson of
Ohio State 3rd, and Beard of Au­burn
4th.
In the javelin throw in this meet
Robinson conquered his victor of the
previous day to win the event with a
mark of 184 feet 6 inches, Herman
of Southern Methodist University
being second with a mark of 176
feet 4 inches. In the first meet he
beat Robinson by 4 feet 1 1-2 inches,
but in this meet Robinson beat him
by 8 feet 2 inches. It is interesting
to note that Robinson broke the old
Auburn record in both meets. Smith
of Texas was 3rd, and Cloud of Okla­homa
A. & M. was 4th.
In this meet there were no. hurdle
events, so Beard did not get to try
his speed in his favorite event.
RADIO PROGRAM
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LOST
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that the energy may be seized upon
and used by motors other than the
one intended. Airplanes directed by
wireless have already ben demon­strated
in fact bombs have been drop­ped
from a wireless conducted air­plane
in which there was no human
pilot, with an accuracy of about five
per cent. Of the 65 bombs dropped
one struck the target and five landed
near enough to do damage. Also the
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sighted and operated guns.
In speaking of the destructiveness
of certain waves that have been found
Mr. Steam pointed out that recently
one type was discovered that was
capable of wiping the entire human
race off the face of the earth. How­ever,
because of its dangerousness,
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for the benefit of humanity.
Reports of the Auburn-Clemson
baseball games in detail from the
field-side; vocal, string, trio, and or­chestra
music; discussions of agricul­tural,
home economics, religious, and
topics along other educational lines
will constitute the programs at Sta­tion
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2nd.
Monday noon, April 2, the studio
trio; Auburn news notes by C. K.
Brown; garden insect control, W. A.
Ruff in; markets and weather.
Monday afternoon, beginning at 4,
field side report of the Auburn-Clem­son
baseball game.
Tuesday noon, April 3, novelty pro­gram
by Auburn "stringers;" markets
arid weather; side-dressing of corn,
Prof. M. J. Funchess. Tuesday, 4
p. m., Auburn-Clemson baseball game.
Tuesday night, beginning at 9,
jazzmania by the Auburn Collegians;
book review.
Wednesday noon, April 4, Rev. O.
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in vocal selections; Prof. W. P. Eng­land
on a markets resume; markets
and weather.
Wednesday night .beginning at 9,
the studio orchestra; beginning at 10,
a string music program.
Thursday'noon, April 5, studio or­chestra;
planting legumes in corn,
Prof. D. G. Sturkie; care of the flock
at this season by poultry specialist;
markets and weather.
Thursday night, beginning at .9,
classical program; current topic dis­cussion
by Dr. George Ptrie.
Friday noon, April 6, Jesse French
Victor program; home. economics,
"Aunt Sammy"; markets and weath­er.
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Lee Ferguson; markets and weather.
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Pa*. 4. THE PLAINSMAN
I Conference Season Opens With Tulane % S P O R T S
Auburn Tossers Drop
'A' Day Game to Lions
Tigers Outhit Rivals, But Field Poorly in Initial
Campus Game
By Max E. Kahn
The 1928 baseball season was for­mally
started at the Fairest Village
Monday when President Knapp tossed
the first ball to head coach, Bohler.
A very impressive start, indeed. Two
leaders to open the game for the
leading S. I. C. diamond outfit. Au­burn
was not playing up to par in
this game. The fielding Was loose
in places and Maggie McGhee failed
to tighten in the pinches or maybe the
Lions just naturally are a pinch hit­ting
squad. They sure did hit in the
pinches Monday.
Auburn Grab* Lead
Coach Moulton's lads started things
off in the opening fray after the
Lions had failed to threaten. Akin
walked, Ellis struck, out, Crawford
hit a long one to left and Sankey.
took first on a wild throw by Dees,
Akin going to second and then third
on the play. Fob James stepped to
the plate and hit over second, bring­ing
Jelly home and Sankey went out
going to third on the play.
The next two innings^went score­less
for both sides and the Lions were
only able to snatch one hit for the
game so far.
Lion* Step on Gas
Billy Pierrefa artWts began the
rampage in the fourth frame. Maggie
walked the first two batters and big
boy Hutchinson came to the plate
and hit the first pitched ball over the
street in right field field for a home
run. The rest of the inning was fea­tureless.
Score: Lions 3, Auburn 1.
Big Sixth
Both squads added to their total
scores in the sixth stanza. Montgom­ery
started the thing going when
Hutchinson, Lauzon and Hitchcock
hit the pill for a single, a single and
a two bagger, respectively in succes­sive
trips to the plate. These hits
scored two runs to bring the Capitol
City lads total to five.
Captain Ebb was first man up for
the Bengals and hit a line drive to
right. Smith strolled to the plate,
turned his cap to the side and hit
the apple for a two bagger. Gil­christ
went out, shortstop to first,
but McGhee came to the rescue and
brought the cough drop lad home
with a single to center. Score: Au­burn
2, Lions 6.
Palmissimo scored the final tally
when he hit a three bagger in the
ninth and came home on a wild pitch
by McGhee. This lad is a former
Techster.
Hitchcock With Lions
The Auburnites had a bad day of
it as far as fielding was concerned.
A total of five errors were committed
with no one player making over one.
Though these errors helped darken
the ledger, the fact that the Bengal
out hit their rivals seemed to brighten
the pages. The pitching of the visi­tors
was sound and varied. Eveey
time the local nine would get ac­customed
to one style of hurling, Bill
Pierre would drag his hurler out and
stick in a different variety of de­livering.
Considering the earliness of the
season • and the limited number of
practice sessions the Moulton lads
have had, they did very well under
the heavy fire of the Southeastern
Leaguers. And a similar team will
have been encountered by the time
this article reaches the press. But,
after the scare comes the fight and a
very likely forecast is that the Au­burn
nine will stand 500 per cent
with the Southeastern Leaguers be­fore
the week-end.
(Continued on page 6)
Freshman Baseball
Season Opens With
Southern Freshies
By George Ashcraft
The f rosh baseball team opens then-season
Saturday, when they engage
the Birmingham-Southern rats in a
tilt on the campus. Coach Brown
has been putting his charges through
a siege of training for the last few
weeks in preparation for the opening
game, and his efforts are beginning
to be in evidence. In a practice game
with the varsity scrubs Wednesday
afternoon the rats played a good
brand of ball and emerged" on the
long end of a 6 to 5 score. Of course
the team needs a great deal more ex­perience,
but the team as a whole is
well balanced and has all the indica­tions
of turning into a better than
the average frosh baseball aggrega­tion.
Coach Brown states that the
team this year looks better than any
other since he has been coaching the
frosh. Of course it is impossible to
determine how they will stand up
under the stress of real games, but
from all early season indications Au­burn
should have a fighting baseball
playing outfit of freshmen during
the coming months.
Harkins and Carter are the two
pitchers who have been showing up
best so far, with Carter having a
slight edge. One of these two will
most likely start the game Saturday.
With a little more experience Carter
is going to make a mighty good pitch­er,
and will more than likely be the
(Continued on page 6)
ERNEST POTTER
By C. T. Ingersoll
Here we have another 'one of our
pitching staff, who is about to com­mence
his last year on the diamond
with the Plainsmen. Potter knows
how to shoot the ball across the plate
at such a rate that the batter rarely
ever gets a chance to swing at it.
Last season he had some trouble with
his arm, and did not get "right" in
every game in which he entered, but
this year we are counting on him
to break some records. Everyone
knows the brand of ball that he de-livers,-
and we feel sure that he will
turn back some of the strongest
teams" in the Conference when they
face him. He was the only pitcher
that could hold,a couple of teams
during his Sophomore year, and turn­ed
in a great season that year.
Ernest played in several games at
Fort Benning last summer while he
was there at camp.
Potter is a member of the A. T.
O. frat, and is one of the most popu­lar
men on the campus. He hails
from" Anniston, where he got his early
training at the Anniston Hi. He
made a splendid record while per­forming
under that institution.
Tiger Baseball Schedule For 1928
Date Opponent and Their Score
March 23—Fort Benning ( 0)
24—Fort Benning (0)
26—Montgom'ry Lions( 6)
28—Selma Cloverleaf s ( 4 )
30—Tulane
31—Tulane
April 2—Clemson
3—Clemson
9—Georgia
10—Georgia
11—Florida
12—Florida
13—Fort Benning
14—Fort Benning
16—Georgia Tech
17—Georgia Tech
20—Georgia Tech
21—Georgia Tech
26—Florida
27—Florida
28—Florida
May 2—Clemson
3—Clemson
4—South Carolina
7—Georgia
8—Georgia
11—South .Carolina
12—South Carolina
18—Vanderbilt
19—Vanderbilt
Auburn Score and Place Played
( 7) at Fort Benning, Ga.
(11) at Fort Benning, Ga.
( 2) "A" Day, at Auburn
( 3) at Selma
at Auburn
at Montgomery
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Atlanta
at Atlanta
at Panama City, Fla.
at Panama City, Fla.
at Panama City, Fla.
at Clemson
at Clemson
at Columbia, S. C.
• at Athens
at Athens
at Auburn
at Auburn
at Nashville
at Nashville
Coach Hutsell Is
Picked On Staff
Olympic Coaches
By George Ashcraft
A signal honor has come to Au­burn
in the selection of one of her
coaches being chosen as one of the
eleven track and field coaches for the
1928 Olympic team. This man is
none other than our track coach,
Wilbur Hutsell. This appointment
is an indication of how well our track
coach rates among the track coaches
of the whole country. It has long
been known that he is one of the
best in the country, and certainly in
the South.
The success of Auburn's track
teams is due entirely to Coach Hut­sell,
and we have not lost a dual meet
in seven years. Auburn's track
teams have also placed "high in every
meet entered. One of Auburn's
sons, "Weemie" Baskin, who repres­ents
this country in this year's Olym­pics,
was developed by him. It is en­tirely
fitting for this appointment to
come to a man who has done so much
for track at Auburn.
Coach Hutsell was also a member
of the coaching staff of the last
Olympics, which were held in Paris
in 1924. His ability as a track coach
is unquestioned. Auburn is indeed
fortunate in having such a man at
the helm of her destiny on the track.
Last Wednesday the American
Olympic committee selected Lawson
Robertson of the University of Penn­sylvania
as head coach of the 1928
Olympic team, and appointed ten as­sistant
track and field coaches, the
list being: John Behr, Illinois A. C ;
Dean Cromwell, Southern California;
Harry Hillman, Dartmouth; WILBUR
HUTSELL, AUBURN; John Magee,
Bowdoin; Henry F. Schulte, Ne­braska;
Tom Keane, Syracuse; Eddie
Farrell, Harvard; Jack Ryder, Boston
A. A.; Dink Temple.ton, Stanford.
The Olympic committee also decided
to send a track and field squad of 90
athletes, including four men for each
of the 21 events and six for the
marathon event.
(Continued on Paga 6.)
S.A.E. Winner^
Inter-FraU Basket
Tournament Here
By C. T. Ingersoll
Last Monday night before a very
enthusiastic group of supporters, the
S. A. E.'s defeated the Pi Kappa
Phi's in a contest which was heated
from the beginning to the end. The
game was marked with excellent pass-work
by each team, but the Pi Kapps
were not as accurate with their
shooting as they have been in the
games they had played in before
reaching the finals. The S. A. E.'s
had a passing combination in McGhee
and Howell that in itself was enough
to beat any good team. Howell had
the ability to loop the basket almost
at will, and missed only a small num­ber
of his tries.
The first quarter was very close,
with one team being ahead for a mo­ment,
and then the other taking the
offense. The score at the end of this
period was 7 to 5 in the winners.fa­vor.
Then the next quarter was equ­ally
divided, ending 10 to 11, with the
S. A. E.'s on the big end. The Pi
Kapps were never able to get the lead
any more. In the second half the
Champions opened up with an attack
that put them out of any danger.
Howell'was the star of the gam<|,
ringing up eighteen points. He and
McGhee broke up much of the pass-work
of the Pi Kappa Phi's, and
played an aggressive game. McGhee
guarded well.
Lester was outstanding for his
team, and got twelve points chalked
up to his credit. Roger's guarding
was above par, and he was able to
slip one in the basket occasionally.
Coach Papke Was referee of the
game.
Summary and lineup:
S. A. E. (35): Howell (Capt.) F
(18), Martin F (8), Anderson C (1),
McGhee G (1), Lull G.
£ubs: Nelson (5), and R. Mc­Ghee
(2).
Pi Kappa Phi (24): Lester F
(12), Wilkins (Capt.) F (1), Heinz
C (5), Herren G,-Roger G (6).
Subs: Moore.
"MAGGIE" McGHEE
By C. T. Ingersoll
Addison (Maggie) McGhee is the
gentleman who is shown in the base­ball
togs. He is a pitcher of high
caliber, and although just beginning
his second year on the varsity is rated
among the best of our diamond ar­tists.
During his Freshman year
"Maggie" was our star pitcher, and
did some nice work in that position.
Then last year he came back deliver­ing
the goods one hundred per cent,
and made his letter. In the Florida
game last year McGhee was able to
hold the 'Gators, when some of the
other pitchers could not. He pitches
a steady game, and can always be re­lied
on in the pinches. He has the
confidence that all pitchers need, and
plays the game for all there is in it.
Next year he will be more matured,
and with the experience that he will
get this season, will help make the
Tigers keep their high place in the
baseball world.
McGhee is not only outstanding on
the diamond, but is one of the lead­ers
among the students, having been
President of his class for three years.
He is from Macon, Georgia, and is a
member of the S. A. E. frat.
"CUSH" WOOD
By C. T. Ingersoll
Above is the picture of one of our
star baseball players who plays in the
capacity of pitcher. He has started
qn his last season in pitching for Au­burn,
and he should see a great sea­son.
Last year "Cush" had such good
control of the old horsehide that he
stood out in the Southern Conference
as one of the masters of the art of
hurling a baseball.
Last summer at R. O. T. C. camp at
Fort Benning Wood took an active
part in athletics and obtained some
valuable experience in the game. One
game of note was when he pitched
against- the very strong team of the
Parris Island Marines, and easily won.
But Wood has not suffered defeat
enough to know how it feels. He
started this year off right by beating
Fort Benning last week, and we know
that he will continue to do his part in
keeping the Tigers on top of the Con­ference.
"Cush" is in good condition,
for he has been keeping in training
all winter.
Wood is a member of the Pi K A.
fraternity, and is a Scabbard and
Blade. His home is in Jasper.
5. A. E.'s Defeat
Sigma Nu Boys
In Semi Finals
By C. T. Ingersoll
The S. A. E. Frat won over the
strong Sigma Nu team at the rate of
19 to 15, and in so doing, went into
the finals of the tournament held by
the Fraternities "on the local court.
This was a hard fought game, and
was very close, as the score will show.
By the way these teams performed,
we could tell that they had put much
time in practicing, for each man seem­ed
to know just where the ball was
going. The S. A. E.'s especially had
a smooth working machine.
The best players for the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon were Anderson and
Howell. Anderson was able to reach
to great heights to recover the oval,
and managed to get 10 points for his
efforts in the game. Howell only
made 5, but used his efforts in help­ing
someone who was open. He was
well guarded by the opposing team.
The outstanding men on the losing
team, were Paterson and Spann.
These two men made all of the scores
for their team, the former making 4
Tigers Romp On Army
Twice In First Series
Stoutenborough and Wood Hurl Moulton Lads
to Two Scoreless Victories
By Max E. Kahn
2:00 P. M., game called! Batteries:
Auburn: ' Stoutenborough and E.
James; Ft. Benning, Ellis and Mc-
Carty. Well, that is the way things
should have started even if they
didn't. Coach Slick was very well
satisfied with the outcome of this
first game and received the same view
point from the second exhibition even
though it was more convincing. Au­burn
just naturally outclassed the sol­diers,
but will have harder goings
when they meet again as the Uncle
Sam lads haven't been over worked
with practice. The next set of ar­guments
between this same pair will
arrive April 13-14.
First Game
The opening of this game was no
indication of the end. For the first
three settos, Auburn and Benning
failed to cross the home plate. In
the third inning the Soldiers threw a
scare into the Tigers by filling the
bases, but the Villagers tightened and
kept the board clean.
The last part of the third inning
seemed to start the Tigers off and
their hoped for journey. Ellis open­ed
the frame with a free trip to first,
Jimmy Crawford connected for a
single, sending Ellis to third and
Sankey hit a hot liner to first, Doug­las
erred and Crawford and Ellis
came home. E. and F. James and
Smith then flew out on long drives.
The Auburnites again scored to the
front in the sixth, eighth and ninth
innings when they scored one, three
and one runs, respectively. Auburn
was never even threatened by the
Doughboys except in the afore men­tioned
third inning.
Crawford, Akin, Ellis and Smith
led the Tigers at the stick end of the
affair, with Ellis and Jimmy scoring
two runs each. The fielding of the
entire outfit was perfect, not an er­ror
being made. With a bit more
warm weather, the tossers should be
in mid-season form and start on their
double and triple play campaign.
That infield is a fast one and hard to
beat. But, the outfield is composed
of practically the hardest hitters and
best fielders in the S. I. C. If this
team can't come through, something'
must be rotten in Denmark.
Stoutenborough performed like a
Wilcey Moore on the mound. His
offerings weer fast, dizzy, dazzling
and true. Few were seen and others
just naturally vanished as they ap-and
the latter 11. Spann made some
beautiful shots.
S. A. E. (19) : Howell (5), and Nel­son
(2) forwards, Anderson (10),
center, and Taylor (2), Hoffman, and
Lull guards.
Sigma Nu (15): Spann (11) and
Burns forwards, Paterson (4), cen­ter,
Christians and Brown, guards.
proached the batter. His total char­ity
work was in the form of six
bingles. With a man like this young
giant to depend on, Coach Moulton
will not worry about any grey hairs.
Keep up the good work, Stout! He
only breezed by eight men by the
strike out route. Yea! Tigers!
Second Game
Practically a duplicate of the first
tilt was in vogue, on the Doughboy
field, Saturday. Benning was in a
worse fix than before and couldn't
do a thing to stop the deluge of hits.
With the "old reliable," Cush Wood
doing the hurling, the fast stepping
Plainsmen clouted the pill for eleveri
runs and never allowed the soldier
nine a single counter. Remarkable,
in that this made eighteen straight
innings between Auburn and Ft. Ben­ning
without the latter crossing the
home plate. As a grand total for the
two frays, Coach Moulton's nine gar­nished
twenty seven hits and eighteen
runs while the soldiers were collecting
twelve hits and no runs.
Cush Wood retained the prestige
he gained at the Camp last summer
while playing under Infantry colors,
by his hurling in this tilt. He
was never in danger up to the ninth
setto. He had been coasting along,
putting them where the bats weren't
and not even being required to take
off his sweat shirt. But, in the final
inning, Benning managed to get three
men on with no outs. Mr. Cush pro­ceeded
to remove the extra clothing,
spit on the ball, look the situation
over and then settle down to clean
off the field. By a bit of take a try
and miss strategy, he was triumphant,
with the aid of the fielders who se­cured
the flys of the two players
Cush never struck out. Besides this,
Wood slammed the apple for two hits
and one of them was for a triple with
a few left overs on the sacks. Surely,
he did his bit towards winning this
game.
The hits for the Tigers in this game
were well divided. Jimmy Crawford
continued on his romping campaign
with three hits, equaled by Ben San­key.
Peter Booth, Wood, and Ellis
who hit the apple for two safeties.
Akin, Ellis and Crawford divided
scoring honors with two each. The
fielding of the outfit was not on a
par with the first game. Three er­rors
were marked up in the black
book, but they are easily forgotten"
considering the fact that they never
had any hard ending.
These two games proved the metal
of the 1928 Auburn Tigers and seem­ed
as if to announce their claim for
S. I. C. honors. Any conference team
that lands a series againtst thees tos­sers
will have a just cause to call
themselves Champs.
(Continued on Page 6.)
What Shakespeare
says about Coca-Cola prink 6m
Delicious and Refreshing
HAMLET
Aot III, Settis 1
"The glass of fashion
arid the mould of form,
the observed of all
observers" '•***
Maybe Shakespeare never knew
Coca-Cola. But he couldn't have
written better about it if he had
tried—
8 million a day—Coca-Cola has
made the soda fountain the meeting
place of millions.
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PROTEST DIVISION OF STATE
TEACHERS TRAINING FUNDS
We print below the action of the
Board of Trustees on the question of
the division of the teachers training
funds. Those interested in the wel­fare
of the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
are earnestly requested to give
this matter serious thought.—Editor's
Note.
The teacher training fund row
which flared up several months ago
and has since held the spotlight in
• educational circles appeared to be
headed for the courts when the Au­burn
board of trustees passed a reso­lution
refusing to concur in the act
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of the State Board of Education.
Charges that the act of the board in
apportioning the University of Ala­bama
$65,000, Auburn $20,000 and
Montevallo nothing, "tends to build
up the University at the expense of
Auburn," were included in the reset
lution.
The resolution, introduced by T. D.
Samford, was passed with only two
dissenting votes voiced by Gov. Bibb
Graves and R. E. Tidwell, both ex-officio
members of the board of trus­tees.
That the resolution was but the
first step in a campaign to compel
the adjustment of teacher training
service in a manner satisfactory to
constituents of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute, was intimated by
Mr. Samford. He declared that he
believed the action of the state board
with regard to the contested portions
of their teacher training regulations
was illegal, contrary to the constituted
rights of the school. He said he had
looked into the law statutes" and had
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prepared a brief in support of this
contention which he would make pub­lic
or- introduce later when circum­stances
demanded. He added a state­ment
to the effect that he was in the
fight to the finish. >
The resolution in full follows:
"Whereas, the action recently taken
by the State Board of Education and
endorsed by a six to two vote of the
State Council of Education allots to
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
only $20,000 a year of the teacher
training fund against $65,000 al­lotted
to the University of Alabama;
and
"Whereas, Auburn is definitely re­stricted
in the uses to which it may
put its share of the fund, being for­bidden
to use J t for the training of
school principals or superintendents,
or for graduate; work except in agri­culture
and home economic lines,
while no restrictions of any kind are
put upon the University;
. "Therefore be it resolved:
" 1 . That we, the trustees of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, deep­ly
regret any action which threatens
to destroy or disturb the friendly re-lations
that after long and earliest
efforts have been established between
these two great institutions of the
state. A recognition of absolute
equality between them was the basis
of this amicable relation. It was
ftie very foundation of the unified
educational progra mpassed by the
recent session of the Legislature.
Without a clear recognition of this
equality, no satisfactory legislation
for the higher institutions would have
been possible.
"2. That this recent action of the
Board of Education tends to build up
the University at the expense of Au­burn.
It is contrary to the basic con
ception of the unified educational pro
gram previously agreed upon. It
stirs passion and hard, feeling between
the two great institutions where a
kindly feeling of sympathy and co­operation
has recently been brought
about.
"3. That we protest with the ut­most
vigor against any movement to
build up one institution so that it
will dominate the whole educational
system of our state. There is no
basis for such a policy in the funda­mental
law establishing these colleges.
There is on reason for it in the actual
conditions in the state today.
V4. That such would be the nat­ural
tendency, whether intended or
not, of the recent action of the Board
of Education. It gives Auburn $20,-
000 a year for teacher training
against $65,000 for the University. It
limits Auburn to the training of
teachers for class room positions,
while the University may train them
also to be prinicapls and superinten­dents.
The obvious result of such a
policy would be to put very soon the
control of the educational system of
the state in the hands of the Univer­sity
to the great detriment and dis­advantage
of the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute and the other higher in­stitutions
of learning in the state.
"Such a policy would overlook the
long and valuable service rendered by
Auburn in teacher training in the
past. This service, both in the under­graduate
and the graduate fields has
been notable and full equal to tha^
rendered by any other institution in
the state. The number of students
now matriculated for teacher train­ing
at Auburn is fully as great as at
any other of the higher institutions in
the state. The standard of work is as
high.
For more than 40 years graduate
courses of high grades have been
given at Auburn for those preparing
to teach. Many who have taken these
courses now occupy the higest posi­tions
as teachers and as administra­tors
in the educational institutions in
our own and other states.
"5. "fhat, realizing these facts and
conscious of our responsibility to the
State of Alabama as trustees of a
constitutionally created institution,
we do hereby declare our purpose to
maintain the long and honorable re­cord
of Auburn in the teacher train­ing
field both on the undergraduate
level and on the graduate level on a
basis of equality with the University.
This board of trustees, therefore, does
non-concur in the recommendation of
the State Council of Education in re­gard
to the so-called allocation of
work at Auburn.
"6. That with the increased funds
made available by the recent action of
the Legislature, we believe it possible
and desirable %o extend" the graduate
work in general and the teacher train­ing
in particular so as to make them
in all respects equal to the work done
by any state institution in the South.
We can thus assure to Auburn facili­ties
adequate to meet its responsibility
to the people of our great state, to
bear its equal share of the burden
of training in all fields without re­strictions,
teachers and administrators
for our educational system."
EVANS SOCIETY
IN SPELLING BEE
How do yoti spell ? This
question arose in the minds of the
members taking part in spelling
match at the meeting of Evans liter­ary
society Tuesday night. The con­test
was entered into by twenty-four
members. The captains were Irby and
Campbell. Early in the contest, the
Campbellites lost two men. Score:
Irby 12, Campbell 10. (The score
has reference to the number of con­testants
still in play.) They then
began to drop out rather regularly
and equally on both sides. The score
at the end of the hour was: Campbell
3, Irby 3. After a few more plays
were tried, only one contestant was
left on the field. Score: Campbell 1,
Irby 0. The victor, Lottie Story, was
awarded a one dollar bill as a prize.
Many funny fumbles were made by
spellers on both sides. These brought
amusement to the spectators and the
spellers to the bench.
During the business session, I. C.
Kuykendall was elected captain of the
Evans basketball team for this sea­son.
An announcement was made
concerning the inter-society debate
which will be held May 13.
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near Main Building. Finder please
return to Student Supply Shop, and
receive reward.
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When in Columbus
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Now you've got it—that taste—that Lead-me-
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condition. Sweet as making it up. Mellow
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35c
April 5, 1928
8:00 P. X.
"KAPPA DELTA VAUDEVILLE"
Watch Will's Coo-eds GO!
The snappiest combination of song and dance num- ONE
bers £ver presented in Auburn* Features out-of- NIGHT
town dance artists and local choruses and comedians* ONLY!
Don't miss this unusual exhibition of high class acts
and novelties* Beauty, Wit, Form, Gaiety, Song and
Dance—and whatnot! Langdon Hall, April 5,1928.
F R I S K Y , F R O L I C K I N G , FORMFUL FRAILS!
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Page 6. THE PLAINSMAN
FRESHMAN BASEBALL
SEASON OPENS WITH
SOUTHERN FRESHIES
(Continued from page 4)
ace of the frosh hurling staff this
season. He also looks like promising
material for next year's varsity.
Winn is another pitcher who is show­ing
up fairly good, but he hasn't
seemed to find himself yet The
scrub team has been hitting him
rather freely, but with a little more
seasoning he should deevlop into a
good hurler for the rats.
For the backstop position three
men are fighting it out, with very
little to choose between them.' These
are Tucker, Behrman, and Dresden,
with Tucker having a slight edge on
first call by present; indications.
Trammell is another who has been
showing up well in the few practices
he has made, but he has certain
classes which prevent him from com­ing
out regularly, and no dependable
line can be gotten about his ability.
Big Ben Newton has been shifted
from the outfield to the first bag
position and he seems to fit right into
place. He is one of the best batters
on the team, and can usually be
counted on- for a hit when one is.
needed. ~~
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The second bsg will be played by
either Potter or Chappell. For short
step position Pate will most likely
start off the game Third base will be
covered by- either Brown or Potter.
Potter will play at third if Chappel
starts off at second. De Ramos will
play the right field, Harris at center,
and the left garden will be covered
by either Ross or Champion.
With the above men to choose
from, the rats this year seem to have
a team that will turn in some good
games for Auburn. Several except­ional
batters are included in the list,
and die fielding as a whole is gqod.
Taken all in all, the rat prospects this
year looks more promising than they
have in a long time.
The revised schedule for the frosh
baseball team is as follows:
March 31—Birmingham shrd osoc -lu
March 31—B'ham-Sou. Rats Campus
April 14—Tech Rats S Atlanta
April 20—B'ham Sou. Rats B'ham.
April 27-8—Marion - --- Campus
April 30—Tech Pats - Campus
May 7-8—Howard Rats Campus
AUBURN TOSSERS DROP
A DAY GAME TO LIONS
(Continued from page 4)
Summary
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AUBURN:
Player, and pos.
Akin, If ~
Ellis, cf
Crawford, rf
Sankey, ss
F. James, lb
E. James (C), c
Smith, 2b
Gilchrist, 3b
McGhee, p ^
Totals
LIONS:
Player, and pos.
Seremba, ss
Rodriques, If
Susko, cf
Gibson, lb
Hutchinson, rf
Lauzon, 3b, lb
Hitchcock, 2b
Schorling, c
Dees, p.
Phelps, 3b
Palissimo, c
Pierre, x
McMillon, p
Walker, p
Totals
AB R. H. E.
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
1 2
Hh 0
ENTRE MADAME IS
PRESENTED HERE
Continued from page 1)
adapted voice vividly created the
character.
Miss Martha Allen deserves praise
for the splendid manner in which
she portrayed a designing . widow.
Miss Lorraine Carmichael, as Ma-dame's
Italian maid, acted excep­tionally
well. Her rapid speech, with
foreign accent, made her a vivid
character. Miss Helen Mahler did
not seem, very well suited to the part
of Madame's son, nevertheless, her
acting was very good. Archimede,
the Italian chef, played, by Miss Nina
Oantzler, kept the audience roaring
with laughter. Madame's personal
physician, characterized by Miss Mary
Gloster, and her private secretary, by
Miss Eloise Lee, were members of
the devoted retinue of the world fa­mous
prima donna. Miss Francis
Loftin adequately portrayed the Ja­panese
servant. Miss Laurice Butler,
as the son's fiance, did not have a
very strong part,, but her charm ad­ded
much to the performance.-
Miss Ellen Haven Gould, director of
the play, and her staff of assistants,
merit great praise-for this exception­al
performance. It was without a
doubt the most finished production
seen herein years.
Columbia
33 2 9 6
AB R. H. E.
4 0 0 0
4
3
1
4
4
4
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
30 6 7 4
DR. KNAPP SPEAKS
AT CONVOCATION
(Continued from page 1)
seek to develop the intellect, the abil
ity to think together with the neces*.
sary character development. Second,
educated people must assume the ob­ligation
which they owe to the state
and to the group because of the op­portunities
derived thereby. Lastly,
education must be virile and useful
process and not a static thing.
"Science," continued Dr. Knapp,
"is not yet in high gear. I believe
that the future devopment of sciences
will go beyond limits undreamed of
today."
Dr. Knapp, in closing, urged coop­eration
of the students in helping him
build an institution founded on the
traditions which will develop into a
college that will adequately meet the
needs of Alabama as the state of pro-gressiveness.
He believes in athle­tics,
because it teaches the individual
to be quick and have an alert mind..
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Featuring This
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GID TANNER is the man
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Ronald Colman and Vilma
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FRIDAY, APRIL 7th
Olive Borden in
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SATURDAY, APRIL 7
'JUDGMENT OF THE FT
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TIGERS ROMP ON ARMY
TWICE IN FIRST SERIES
(Continued from page four)
Summary of Results
FIRST GAME
AUBURN *"
Player and Pos.
Akin, If
Ellis, cf
Crawford, rf
Sankey, ss
F. James, lb
E. James (C), e
Smith, 2b
Gilchrist, 3b
Stoutenborough, p
Total
R.
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
H.
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
>
E.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
s 7 12
FT-. BENNING
Total 0
SECOND GAME
AUBURN
Player and Pos. R.
Akin, If 2
Ellis, cf
Crawford, rf
Sankey, ss
F. James, lb
Curry, 3b
Smith, 2b
Booth, c
Wood, p
Total
FT. BENNING
Total
2
H.
1
0
1
1
2
E.
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
COACH HUTSELL IS
PICKED ON STAFF
OLYMPIC COACHES
- (Continued from page 4)
Coach Hutsell states that the try
outs for the 400 meter hurdles and
the 400 meter run will be held in the
Yale Bowl at New Haven on July 4.
The other events will be held in Bos­ton
on July 6 and 7. The boat carry­ing
America's representatives will sail
for Amsterdam on July 11 and is
chartered for 42 days. On account
of the poor hotel facilities in Am­sterdam
the American squad will be
quartered on the boat during their
stay there.
Besides being a post graduate
course in track and field and track
athletics, the trip will also be a great
trip for those going from the view­point
of pleasure. Coach, we hope
you enjoy both.
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Telephone men
art continually
scouting along
the frontier if
better mtthodi.
Who will scout ^
this electrical frontier:
WHETHER in the Bell Telephone
Laboratories, in- the Western
Electric workshop, in the various operat­ing
companies or in the American Tele­phone
and Telegraph Company, tele­phone
executives are scouts on the fron­tier
of new and better methods.
It is significant that your true tele­phone
man never speaks of having
"perfected the art of communication.''
And this in spite of the fact that America,
in fifty years, has telephones everywhere
and talks beyond its borders.
Work in the Bell System demands the
bold curiosity of pioneers and the infinite
pains of pioneers who, like Columbus,
Lincoln and Lindbergh, prepared "and
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